Workshop on economic history and development
Central
European University (CEU), Budapest, 9-10 January 2015
Keynote speakers:
Şevket Pamuk (Boğaziçi University, Istanbul),
Nikolaus
Wolf (Humboldt University, Berlin)
Local
Organizers:
Balint
Menyhert, Paweł Bukowski, Rita Pető,
Attila Gáspár
WEast
Organizers:
Tamás Vonyó,
Mikołaj Malinowski, Jacob Weisdorf
CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline:
October 15th , 2014
The keys to understanding current
economic and social development are often found in the past. This is
particularly true of Central and Eastern Europe, where the confluence of different
people, cultures, ideologies and nation states has exerted an immense influence
on economic development for centuries. Despite its tumultuous history, Central
and Eastern Europe has not garnered sufficient attention by researchers of the
economic sciences. The WEast initiative was started in 2013 with the aim of
putting it at the forefront of scholarship in economic history. By bringing
scholars of different backgrounds together, WEast intends to facilitate the
exchange of ideas and advertise the wealth of unique historical data in the
region.
The WEast workshop in Budapest
wishes to promote these goals by targeting a wide audience of economic
historians and development economists. Organizers from the Economics Department
of the Central European University invite both established researchers and
graduate students to submit their scientific work considering relevant aspects
of the region’s historical development. We particularly welcome submissions
that study general economic issues still relevant today or deal with less
widely known aspects of Central and Eastern Europe’s development.
Those wishing to participate
should send their research paper and/or extended abstract along with short
academic CV by email to Paweł Bukowski (Bukowski_Pawel@ceu-budapest.edu) no later than
October 15th, 2014. Selected participants will be informed soon
afterwards. All costs related to participation, hotel accommodation and
catering during the workshop will be fully covered for presenters. Travelling
expenses will have to be borne by the participants themselves. Further details
about exact arrangements will be communicated to selected participants and also
made available here.
The Central European University
follows the best Anglo-Saxon tradition of higher education but at the same
time cherishes its historical heritage by actively promoting the concept of
open and democratic societies. The Economics Department is a leading and
dynamic center of international economic research in the region.
